Phonetic Spellings Of The Alphabet Will Make You Uncomfortable

Apparently, there are official spellings of the letters. They are weird, and don't always contain the letter they represent. They make you uncomfortable, seem to follow no apparent rules, and might actually convince you to follow up on your commitment to learn all the NATO names (that's November-Alpha-Tango-Oscar). Brace yourselves.

L = el/ell

O = o

P = pee

Q = cue

There is no "Q" in the word for "Q." There may be zen things going on here.

R = ar

Arrrrrrr.

S = ess

This makes me uncomfortable.

T = tee

Fine.

U = u

What's with this inconsistency? Some are phonetic and some aren't? Why isn't it "you"? There's clearly a "Y" sound. Must be that single-letter vowel thing. What are these people, texting on flip phones?